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Page 17
But whenas none of them he saw him take , He to him brought a dagger , sharp
and keen , And gave it him in hand : his hand did quake , And tremble like a leaf
of aspen green , And troubled blood through his pale face was seen To come
and ...
But whenas none of them he saw him take , He to him brought a dagger , sharp
and keen , And gave it him in hand : his hand did quake , And tremble like a leaf
of aspen green , And troubled blood through his pale face was seen To come
and ...
Page 71
The tender lambs he raises in his arms , Feeds from his hand , and in his bosom
warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promised father of
the future age . No more shall nation against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors
meet ...
The tender lambs he raises in his arms , Feeds from his hand , and in his bosom
warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promised father of
the future age . No more shall nation against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors
meet ...
Page 222
In the midst there stood A female form , one hand upon the cross , The other
raised in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was
armed , And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria
he ...
In the midst there stood A female form , one hand upon the cross , The other
raised in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was
armed , And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria
he ...
Page 230
My dear babe , Who , capable of no articulate sound , Mars all things with his
imitative lisp , How he would place his hand beside his ear , His little hand , the
small forefinger up , And bid us listen ! And I deem it wise To make him Nature's
play ...
My dear babe , Who , capable of no articulate sound , Mars all things with his
imitative lisp , How he would place his hand beside his ear , His little hand , the
small forefinger up , And bid us listen ! And I deem it wise To make him Nature's
play ...
Page 339
Upon the sodden ground His old right hand lay nerveless , listless , dead ,
Unsceptered ; and his realmless eyes were closed ; While his bowed head
seemed listening to the earth , His ancient mother , for some comfort yet . It
seemed no force ...
Upon the sodden ground His old right hand lay nerveless , listless , dead ,
Unsceptered ; and his realmless eyes were closed ; While his bowed head
seemed listening to the earth , His ancient mother , for some comfort yet . It
seemed no force ...
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Editor | George Croly |
| Publisher | R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside ; and sold by L.B. Seeley and Sons, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2015 |
| Length | 367 pages |
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